Aquaculture

by Keshav Kumar Jha

ISBN: 9789351300052
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2013
Price : Rs. 6495.00
Biblio : xii+163p., col. plts., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha is Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh).

About The Book

Aquaculture in recent times has assumed importance as a source of affordable protein for masses with a significant potential for supplementing livelihood in a rural economy. Now its contribution to the economic growth and nutrition security is well recognized nationally and globally. The fish production in the country has witnessed eight-fold growth from the 0.82 million tones in the 1950s to over 6.4 million tones at present in which inland fisheries including aquaculture contribute 3.4 million

Table of Contents

"Acknowledgements Foreword 1. General Introduction 2. Indian Fisheries Resources and their Classification 3. Prospects and Perspectives of Fisheries 4. Construction of Freshwater Fish Pond 5. Preparation and Management of Pond 6. Pond Productivity 7. Biology of Indian Major Carps and Exotic Carps 8. Fish Seed Resources in India and Methods Applied for Seed Production 9. Procurement of Brood Fishes and their Management 10. Induced Breeding or Artificial Breeding 11. Induced Breeding of Indian and